Yemen national under-17 football team

The Yemen national under-17 football team represents Yemen in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.

Yemen national under-17 football team
Nickname(s)Al-Yemen A'sa'eed
AssociationYemen Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSyria Mohammed Khatam
Most capsAbdo Al-Edresi (13)
Home stadiumAlthawra Sports City Stadium
FIFA codeYEM
First colours
Second colours
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances6 (first in 2002)
Best resultRunners-up (2002)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances1 (first in 2012)
Best resultFourth place (2012)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2003)
Best resultGroup Stage (2003)

Tournament Records

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Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
1985~1989 Country part of   South Yemen
  1991 Did not enter
1993~1997 Did not qualify
  1999 Withdrew
  2001 Did not enter
  2003 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 4 8
  2005 Did not qualify
  2007 Did not qualify
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013 Did not qualify
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017 Did not qualify
  2019 Did not qualify
  2021 Did not qualify
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025 To be determined
Total Best: Group Stage 3 0 1 2 4 8
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
1985~1988 Country part of   South Yemen
  1990 Did not enter
1992~1996 Did not qualify
  1998 Withdrew
  2000 Did not enter
  2002 Runners-Up 6 4 2 0 10 5
  2004 Did not qualify
  2006 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 4 6
  20081 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 6
  2010 Did not qualify
  2012 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 7
  2014 Did not qualify
  2016 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 4
  2018 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 4
  2023 Quarter-Finals 4 2 1 1 6 2
Total Best: Runners-Up 24 7 6 11 29 34
1Yemen were ejected from the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship competition for fielding an overage player, Wesam Saleh Al-Worafi.
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
  2011 DNQ
  2012 Fourth place 4 2 0 2 4 4
  2014 DNQ
  2022 Semi Finals
Total Best: Fourth place 4 2 0 2 4 4

Recent results

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2024

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2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (23 -27 Oct)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Head coach: Mohammed Al Badani

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Wadhah Al Radfani
22 1GK Yaseen Ba Shanfar
23 1GK Marwan Meyad

2 2DF Mohammed Raed
9 2DF Mohammed Noman (footballer)
4 2DF Hesham Al Husaini
5 2DF Mohammed Al Hendi
13 2DF Ahmed Al Hajj
15 2DF Ali Al Garhumi
17 2DF Ali Al Hanbasi

3 3MF Anwar Al Turaiqi
8 3MF Haithm Al Salami
10 3MF Esam Ramdam
6 3MF Ahmed Al Qumaei
20 3MF Osamah Abdullah
18 3MF Adel Abbas (footballer)

7 4FW Mohammed Al Barwani (footballer)
11 4FW Abdulrahman Al Khader
16 4FW Mohammad Khaled (footballer)
19 4FW Omar Al Barak
21 4FW Mokhtar Muwafaq
14 4FW Abdulrahman Abdullah

Coaching staff

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Position Name Notes
Manager  
Assistant manager  
Coach   Mohammed Al Badani
Goalkeeping coach  

Golden generation

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Year Round Score Result
2003 Round 1   Yemen 3 – 4   Portugal Lost
Round 1   Yemen 1 – 1   Cameroon Draw
Round 1   Yemen 0– 3   Brazil Lost

Golden generation (Elected hope) who participated in 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship In Finland

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 3MF Mohammed Alwah 0  
3 2DF Abdullah Al-Safi 0  
4 2DF Yasser Al-Baadani 0   Al Sha'ab Ibb
5 2DF Ali Al-Baiti 0  
6 4FW Sami Juaim 0  
7 3MF Fuad Al-Ammari 0  
8 3MF Khaled Baleid 0  
9 3MF Galal Al-Qatta 0  
10 3MF Akram Al-Selwi 0   Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
11 4FW Ebrahim Saleh 0  
12 2DF Hemyar Al-Mesri 0  
13 1GK Halim Al-Jabali 0  
14 2DF Wasim Al-Qor 0  
15 3MF Akram Al-Worafi 0  
16 4FW Abdulelah Sharyan 0  
17 2DF Esmat Al-Khtshi 0  
18 1GK Anwar Al-Aug 0   Al-Ittihad Ibb
19 2DF Mohanad Munassar 0  
20 3MF Abdo Al-Edresi (c) 3   Al Sha'ab San'a'

Former squads

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See also

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References

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